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This story ends with 50,000 pounds of turkey and begins about week earlier when Dave LaPorte, Denver Station Manager for Southwest Airlines, saw a report on the news: “The Denver Rescue Mission is in trouble,” the story said. “In just three weeks, they will host their annual Thanksgiving dinner for people down on their luck,…

I had the pleasure of attending the Association of Women in Communication’s (AWC) Clarion Awards dinner in Seattle last week to accept the Community Service Campaign award we won with Crocs, Inc. for helping launch their SolesUnitedSM program. As part of the awards dinner, Ann Curry, news anchor for NBC News’ “Today,” and “Dateline NBC,”…

Joe Riis is a young wildlife photojournalist, emerging member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, and a National Geographic Young Explorer. He is also the first Larsh Bristol Photojournalism fellow at the University of Wyoming. I am proud to have helped to create this UW fellowship to honor my friend Larsh’s memory and help encourage…

There’s an employee communications upside to the economic downturn. Given the recession, we’re all more focused on financial news, including corporate earnings, stock market levels, economic predictions and our 401(k) statements. This means we also have the attention of employees to communicate the business of the business. It’s a chance to get employees more involved…

By now you may have read, here or here, about a talented new addition to our team at Linhart PR. Kelly Womer joined us on Monday as a vice president. She will support our outstanding team in developing and implementing business-oriented reputation- and brand-building strategies for corporate clients including Johns Manville, MWH, Colorado Technical University,…

I recently attended a leadership presentation delivered by Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks Coffee Company North America and Starbucks Coffee International. He shared lessons from his book, It’s Not About the Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks. It was one of the most inspiring talks I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening…

New Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels is taking a page out of former boss Bill Belichick’s playbook – only this time it has nothing to do with football Xs and Os. Belichick, the New England Patriots head coach, is notoriously press averse. Here’s how ESPN columnist Gene Wojciechowski described Belichick’s relationship with the media: “His…

Linhart PR is diving into the video pool, making a big investment in high-definition digital video equipment, editing software and training. When I attended journalism school, we were required to have a working knowledge of a single-lens reflex camera and a dark room. Today’s journalists and PR people have gone digital, of course, and increasingly…